The Request

I. The Request She spoke, "bring me the sunset in a cup that overflows with it's red warmth eternal. Rail against supposed fate. Love speak up, you are not the last one standing. Colonel of starry skies are you instead? Step up love. Ignite my lone heart with the nocturnal. For sorrow croons as love begs. So do you try to persuade me not to run but to fly?" II. His smile faltered and he said, "You speak of devotion, a test to prove. And you feign a solid stance. You ask of me to show a love I may not possess. Move my faltering heart instead. Make this soul see! So flighty little one. Why can't you soothe another such as you? Can't you fly for me? It takes two hearts to make a lovers spark The sun in the sky and the stars in the dark!" III. A glare and sigh she answered... She whispered a chest of childhood dreams with brevity. "I have found dreams are paltry. False passions. False hopes. Trying proved it seems fruitless in this volatile world. Retreat you see was my only choice, lest my heart break. Seams split wide. Thus I built towers of ivory. Clinging to nectar thoughts, honeyed reminders of happiness. You are the first finder." IV. Rapt, he asked, "And what have I found? You know my words well, and though I expect no favor, can you love me? Depart from sorrow little bird. Don't weep within a culture of solitude. Not every man is abrasive. Obserd to think no noble men walk. Gentle heart, true am I to each word. Feathered wishes for your tempest kisses. Come and open love's door." V. Solemnly she looks at him, "I look now, kisses of emerald light those eyes. I feel now the spoken verity! I may betray my acrid thoughts this night and choose to take the proffered hand. Clarity is a rarity, so is a gallant knight! Pacify my heart once more, though not deserved, Indignation somehow left love preserved." VI. He smiles, he answers, "Love, have I not told you, I have been here waiting. My patience is my eternal proof. No cup of warmth or a brew of stars dear, If my love be enough, then it's time for truth. Love, take my hand and come away, no fear, Or I turn away and remain aloof." Change was imminent, so she gave him her hand. His sign of her proof of love, no demands.